Events

The most influential filmmaker of cinema’s first century, Akira Kurosawa’s heroic cinema of epic scope and intimate contemplation returns to cinemas, with new remasters of his greatest films.

Loveable leads, impossible predicaments, grand romantic gestures and happy endings. We're bringing the rom-com back to the big screen with a series of classics from everybody's favourite genre.

Have you ever dreamt of a better version of yourself? You should try this new product, it’s called The Substance. You'll leave this session a changed person. What could possibly go wrong?

Comedy at Classic returns! Our Wednesday night comedy features some of Melbourne's best comedians. DOORS 7:30PM. COMEDY 8PM. $10.

We’re making a song-and-dance of the movie musical, with another year-long celebration of the best and boldest films the genre has to offer.

Enter, if you dare. From Thursday 24 October to Friday 1 November, we’re bringing legendary horror back to the big screen for Halloween.

We’re exploring the career of the great American cinematic maverick and provocateur John Cassavetes with a complete retrospective of his features, from his breakthrough Shadows through to his final film Big Trouble.

Tears For Fears Live (A Tipping Point Film) was captured during The Tipping Point Tour Part 2 in 2023 and features Tears For Fears hits including “Everybody Wants To Rule The World,” “Shout” and “Sowing The Seeds Of Love”, “Mad World”, “Head Over Heels”, etc. — along with new fan favourites from The Tipping Point — their first album in 17 years.

Having spent more time in our country than his own, Arj Barker knows what makes Australians tick.

They had style, they had grace. Our Classic Matinees program showcases the greatest and most glamorous pictures from the Golden Age of Hollywood and beyond. Don't just stand there, let's get to it!

Join us for a special Q&A screening of the new Aussie documentary feature Queens of Concrete with director Eliza Cox and producers Gena Lida Riess and CJ Welsh.

Live from Classic, it's Saturday Night! Join us for a special preview of Jason Reitman's raucous comedy based on the true story of what happened behind the scenes in the 90 minutes leading up to the first broadcast of Saturday Night Live on October 11, 1975.

Celebrate the start of the 2024 Jewish International Film Festival with the Australian Premiere of A Real Pain, the poignant new comedy starring Jesse Eisenberg and Kieran Culkin.

JIFF, the Jewish International Film Festival, returns to cinemas from Sunday 27 October to Wednesday 4 December 2024.

Palme d’Or winning film Paris, Texas returns to the big screen to commemorate the film’s 40th anniversary and new 4K Restoration that makes it shine more than ever.

We’re excited to host a special Q&A screening of You Should Have Been Here Yesterday, a stunning homage to the birth of Aussie surf culture compiled from over 200 hours of home movies, iconic documentaries and restored 16mm footage.

Tickets to our special preview screening include a complimentary berry sour beer on arrival.

Presenting a selection of the best live theatre performances from The Metropolitan Opera on the big screen.

Re-enter the Roman arena at our special preview screening of Ridley Scott's Gladiator II, an ancient Roman epic of power, intrigue, and vengeance, starring Paul Mescal, Denzel Washington and Pedro Pascal. Tickets include a beer on arrival.

Join us for a special Q&A screening of the new Aussie documentary feature The Pool with director Ian Darling in attendance.

Join us for a special Q&A screening of the new Polish feature, Feast of Fire, with director Kinga Debska in attendance.

We're excited to be screening The Road to Patagonia at Classic Rooftop Cinema. This stunning, intimate, and unflinching documentary follows Matty Hannon on an incredible solo adventure to surf the west coast of the Americas by motorbike, from the top of Alaska to the tip of Patagonia.

Pink goes good with green at our preview screening of the highly-anticipated screen adaptation of Wicked. Enjoy a themed cocktail on arrival before a sneak preview of this gravity-defying musical.

Join us for a special Q&A screening of the new Aussie feature Under Streetlights, with a musical performance before the film by Micaela Hull and Cain Gilmour.

This must be the place...to see the greatest concert film of all time! Jonathan Demme's Stop Making Sense captures Talking Heads at their ecstatic, exhilarating best.

We're excited to be screening the documentary Wilding at Lido on the Roof. Isabella and her husband Charlie bet on nature for the future of their failing, four-hundred-year-old estate. This visually stunning documentary captures the determination the two have to revive the 3500-acre English farm.

“All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.” - Gandalf

Be the very first to experience the epic, Silver Lion-winning historical drama The Brutalist, starring Adrien Brody as László Tóth, a Jewish architect who survives the Holocaust.

We would like, if we may, to take you on a strange journey this New Year's Eve. Time Warp to 2025 with a trip to Transylvania at our sing-a-long, dance-a-long screening of this timeless cult classic. Includes sparkling on arrival.

Presenting fine art and theatre on The Big Screen.

Crying, kicking, screaming is welcome, and that goes for the babies as well. 

Fresh air, fresh films. Enjoy the best films from the first day of their release outside in the open air at Classic Rooftop.

Jazz, comedy and talks are back at Classic Southside.

Our tote is a must-have accessory for any serious cinephile... like Anya Taylor-Joy.

Attention Classic superfans! We have a limited supply of Classic t-shirts

Our Cult Classics calendar revisits silver screen masterpieces from the early 20th century through to now.

The best of British theatre on our cinema screens.

Weekly open caption sessions for anyone who needs it.

Restored with a stunning new 4K transfer to commemorate the film’s 70th anniversary, experience Akira Kurosawa’s enduring masterpiece on the big screen like never before.

We're screening Sirocco and the Kingdom of the Winds, a fantastical dive into the world of dreams and imagination.